Biden

1. NOTICE
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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO UKRAINE
On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, the President
declared a national emergency pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with
the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security
and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the
actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic
processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace,
security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and
contribute to the misappropriation of its assets.
On March 16, 2014, the President issued Executive Order
13661, which expanded the scope of the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13660, and found that the actions
and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation with
respect to Ukraine undermine democratic processes and
institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security,
stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and
contribute to the misappropriation of its assets.
On March 20, 2014, the President issued Executive Order
13662, which further expanded the scope of the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, as expanded in
This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 03/04/2021 and available online at
federalregister.gov/d/2021-04759, and on govinfo.gov

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scope in Executive Order 13661, and found that the actions and
policies of the Government of the Russian Federation, including
its purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in
Ukraine, continue to undermine democratic processes and
institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security,
stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and
contribute to the misappropriation of its assets.
On December 19, 2014, the President issued Executive Order
13685, to take additional steps to address the Russian
occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
On September 20, 2018, the President issued Executive Order
13849, to take additional steps to implement certain statutory
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.
The actions and policies addressed in these Executive
Orders continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 6,
2014, and the measures adopted on that date, on March 16, 2014,
on March 20, 2014, on December 19, 2014, and on September 20,
2018, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect
beyond March 6, 2021. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am

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continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13660.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 2, 2021.
[FR Doc. 2021-04759 Filed: 3/3/2021 1:00 pm; Publication Date: 3/4/2021]